All Entries in the "Current health events" Category
World Tuberculosis Day – 24th March
Every year, on the 24th of March, the world celebrates World Tuberculosis Day. It intends to foster public awareness about the global epidemic known as tuberculosis and the efforts to eradicate the disease.Tuberculosis or TB (or tubercles bacillus) is known to be widespread and there are instances of fatal contagious infection due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in human beings.
The Importance of the World Cancer Day – 4th February
World Cancer Day is celebrated yearly on February 4th. Led by the International Union Against Cancer (IUAC), the day has become an excellent way to promote awareness of the disease and how people should strive harder to prevent it. The day also serves as a constant reminder of how important it is for everyone to work on improving the quality of life of the cancer patients.
World Leprosy Day – 25th January 2011
World Leprosy Day was created to increase the public’s awareness of this disease. Held every January 31 or its nearest Sunday, this event also reaches out to those who are suffering from leprosy all over the world.
Can type 1 diabetes also be prevented?
At the present time, we do not think that type 1 diabetes can effectively be prevented. Part of the problem is that we do not know the exact environmental triggers, although there is provocative evidence for a number of factors.
Achondroplasia
Achondroplasia is a bone disorder. This disorder causes people to have relatively lower than average heights and is seen as causing the most common form of dwarfism.
Current health events and dotcom Lifestyle
Current health events have great impact for the awareness of today’s sedentary dotcom lifestyle.
Current health events regarding RSV
According to new studies and news from the current health events, it has been found that RSV or respiratory syncytial virus is very common among people of all ages and it can create wheezing and pneumonia in many cases. According to the latest information, millions of people of all age groups visit hospitals to get treated against this virus on yearly basis. Children under the age of 5 are highly affected by this disease and emergency cases are rising more and more now days.
Current health events related to common colds in children
One of perhaps the most annoying diseases that you can have is a cold. Children in particular are prone to carrying the viral infection from school to home and back again. Kids can get upto 8 or more colds a year and current health events have revealed that this is the most common infections disease in the USA and the primary cause of absence from school.
